Mets Glan
Mets Gilanlar is a hamlet in the Ararat Province of Armenia. Mets Glan has an elevation of 1,651 metres.- Type: Abandoned locality
- Description: place in Ararat, Armenia
- Also known as: “Bol’shoy Gilanlar”, “Gilanlar”, and “Mets-Gilaylar”
- Historically known as: “Mets Gilanlar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Stepanos (Aghjots Vank).
St. Stepanos (Aghjots Vank)
Church
Photo: Z galstyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aghjots Vank; also known as the Saint Stephen Monastery of Goght, is a 13th-century monastery situated along a tributary of the Azat River Valley within the Khosrov State Reserve located half a mile walk from the hamlet of Mets Gilanlar, and near the villages of Goght and Garni in the Ararat Province of Armenia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baberd and Goght.
Baberd
Hamlet
Geghmahovit or Bayburd is an abandoned town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. Traces of an early medieval armenian Bayburd settlement have been preserved in the Khosrov reserve, at the confluence of the Aghjo and Glan tributaries of the Azat River.
Goght
Village
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Goght is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, located on the right bank of the upper-Azat River. It is known from 13th-century manuscripts as Goghot. Goght is situated 5 km northwest of Mets Glan.
Geghard
Village
Photo: Dec53, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Geghard is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Geghard monastery is located southeast of Geghard village, near Goght. Geghard is situated 6 km north of Mets Glan.
Mets Glan
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Ararat Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Mets Glan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Mets Glan” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Մեծ Գիլանլար” (historical)
- Armenian: “Մեծ Գլան”
- Azerbaijani: “Böyük Gilanlar”
- Dutch: “Mets Gilanlar”
- Persian: “متس گیلانلار”
- Russian: “Боюк Гиланлар”
- Russian: “Мец Гиланлар” (historical)
- Russian: “Мец Глан”
- Turkish: “Mets Gilanlar”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Glan and Aghjots.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Yot’naghbyur and Aghjka T’ev.
Armenia: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Yerevan, Gyumri, Echmiadzin, and Vanadzor.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.